Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Gull Island Vole, Meadow Vole
Common Names in French:
Campagnol Des Champs
Description
Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 2,352 meters (0 to 7,717 feet).[1]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Mammalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Subclass:
Theriiformes
()
- (Rowe, 1988) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Infraclass:
Holotheria
()
- (Wible et al., 1995) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Superlegion:
Trechnotheria
()
- McKenna, 1975
- Legion:
Cladotheria
()
- McKenna, 1975
- Sublegion:
Zatheria
()
- McKenna, 1975
- Infralegion:
Tribosphenida
()
- (McKenna, 1975) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Supercohort:
Theria
()
- (Parker & Haswell, 1897) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Cohort:
Placentalia
()
- (Owen, 1837) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Magnorder:
Epitheria
()
- (Mckenna, 1975) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Superorder:
Preptotheria
()
- (McKenna, 1975) McKenna, in Stucky & McKenna, in Benton, ed., 1993
- Grandorder:
Anagalida
()
- (Szalay & McKenna, 1971) McKenna, 1975
- Mirorder:
Simplicidentata
()
- (Weber, 1904) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Order:
Rodentia
()
- Bowdich, 1821
- Rodents
- Suborder:
Myomorpha
()
- Brandt, 1855
- Infraorder:
Myodonta
()
- (Schaub, in Grassé & Dekeyser, 1955) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Superfamily:
Muroidea
()
- Illiger, 1811
- Family:
Muridae
()
- (Illiger, 1811) Gray, 1821
- Subfamily:
Arvicolinae
()
- Tribe:
Arvicolini
()
- Genus:
Microtus
()
- Schrank, 1798
- Specific name:
pennsylvanicus
- Subspecies:
pennsylvanicus
- Scientific name: - Microtus pennsylvanicus pennsylvanicus
- Subspecies:
pennsylvanicus
- Specific name:
pennsylvanicus
- Genus:
Microtus
(
- Tribe:
Arvicolini
(
- Subfamily:
Arvicolinae
(
- Family:
Muridae
(
- Superfamily:
Muroidea
(
- Infraorder:
Myodonta
(
- Suborder:
Myomorpha
(
- Order:
Rodentia
(
- Mirorder:
Simplicidentata
(
- Grandorder:
Anagalida
(
- Superorder:
Preptotheria
(
- Magnorder:
Epitheria
(
- Cohort:
Placentalia
(
- Supercohort:
Theria
(
- Infralegion:
Tribosphenida
(
- Sublegion:
Zatheria
(
- Legion:
Cladotheria
(
- Superlegion:
Trechnotheria
(
- Infraclass:
Holotheria
(
- Subclass:
Theriiformes
(
- Class:
Mammalia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: June 09, 2004.
Similar Species
Members of the genus Microtus
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 121 species and subspecies in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:
M. abbreviatus (St. Matthews Island Vole) · M. abbreviatus abbreviatus (Hall Island Insular Vole) · M. abbreviatus fisheri (Insular Vole) · M. agrestis (Short-Tailed Field Vole) · M. arvalis (Common Vole) · M. bavaricus (Bavarian Pine Vole) · M. brachycercus (CALABRIA PINE VOLE) · M. breweri (Beach Vole) · M. cabrerae (Cabrera's Vole) · M. californicus (California Vole) · M. californicus californicus (California Vole) · M. californicus mohavensis (Amargosa Vole) · M. californicus sanpabloensis (San Pablo Vole) · M. californicus scirpensis (Amargosa Vole) · M. californicus stephensi (Stephen's California Vole) · M. californicus vallicola (Amargosa Vole) · M. canicaudus (Gray-Tailed Vole) · M. chrotorrhinus (Southern Rock Vole) · M. chrotorrhinus carolinensis (Southern Rock Vole) · M. chrotorrhinus chrotorrhinus (Rock Vole) · M. chrotorrhinus ravus (Labrador Rock Vole) · M. clarkei (Clarke's Vole) · M. daghestanicus (Daghestan Pine Vole) · M. duodecimcostatus (Mediterranean Pine Vole) · M. evoronensis (Evoron Vole) · M. felteni (BALKAN PINE VOLE) · M. fortis (Reed Vole) · M. gerbei (Pyrenean Pine Vole) · M. gregalis (Narrow-Headed Vole) · M. gregalis brevicauda (Narrow-Headed Vole) · M. guatemalensis (Guatemalan Vole) · M. guentheri (G?nther's Vole) · M. hyperboreus (North Siberian Vole) · M. ilaeus (Kazakhstan Vole) · M. irani (Persian Vole) · M. irene (Chinese Scrub Vole) · M. juldaschi (Juniper Vole) · M. kermanensis (Baluchistan Vole) · M. kikuchii (Taiwan Vole) · M. kirgisorum (Tien Shan Vole) · M. leucurus (Blyth's Vole) · M. levis (East European Vole) · M. liechtensteini (Liechtensteins Pine Vole) · M. limnophilus (Lacustrine Vole) · M. longicaudus (San Bernardino Long-Tailed Vole) · M. longicaudus coronarius (Alexander Islands Long-Tailed Vole) · M. longicaudus leucophaeus (Mount Graham Long-Tailed Vole) · M. longicaudus longicaudus (Coronation Island Vole) · M. lusitanicus (Lusitanian Pine Vole) · M. majori (Major's Pine Vole) · M. maximowiczii (Maximowicz's Vole) · M. mexicanus (Mexican Vole) · M. mexicanus hualpaiensis (Haulapai Mexican Vole) · M. mexicanus mexicanus (Mexican Vole) · M. middendorffi (Middendorf's Vole) · M. middendorffii (Middendorff's Vole) · M. miurus (Singing Vole) · M. mogollonensis (Mogollon Vole) · M. mogollonensis hualpaiensis (Hualapai Vole) · M. mogollonensis navaho (Navajo Vole) · M. mongolicus (Mongolian Vole) · M. montanus (Pahranagat Valley Montane Vole) · M. montanus arizonensis (Arizona Montane Vole) · M. montanus codiensis (Cody Mountain Vole) · M. montanus fucosus (Pahranagat Valley Montane Vole) · M. montanus nevadensis (Amargosa Vole) · M. montanus rivularis (Virgin River Montane Vole) · M. montanus zygomaticus (Big Horn Montane Vole) · M. montebelli (Japanese Grass Vole) · M. montebelli montebelli (Japanese Grass Vole) · M. mujanensis (Muisk Vole) · M. multiplex (Alpine Pine Vole) · M. nasarovi (Nasarov's Vole) · M. oaxacensis (Tarabundi Vole) · M. obscurus (Altai Vole) · M. ochrogaster (Prairie Vole) · M. ochrogaster ludovicianus (Louisiana Vole) · M. ochrogaster ochrogaster (Prairie Vole) · M. ochrogaster taylori (Prairie Vole) · M. oeconomus (Root Vole) · M. oeconomus amakensis (Amak Island Tundra Vole) · M. oeconomus elymocetes (Montague Island Tundra Vole) · M. oeconomus innuitus (St Lawrence Island Tundra Vole) · M. oeconomus popofensis (Shumagin Island Tundra Vole) · M. oeconomus punukensis (Punuk Island Tundra Vole) · M. oeconomus sitkensis (Alexander Islands Tundra Vole) · M. oeconomus unalascensis (Unalaska Tundra Vole) · M. oeconomus yakutatensis (Yakatat Tundra Vole) · M. oregoni (Creeping Vole) · M. oregoni oregoni (Creeping Vole) · M. paradoxus (Kopetdag Pine Vole) · M. pennsylvanicus (Chihuahua Vole) · M. pennsylvanicus admiraltiae (Admiralty Island Meadow Vole) · M. pennsylvanicus dukecampbelli (Florida Salt Marsh Vole) · M. pennsylvanicus kincaidi (Kincaid Meadow Vole) · M. pennsylvanicus nesophilus (Gull Island Vole) · M. pennsylvanicus nigrans (Dismal Swamp Meadow Vole) · M. pennsylvanicus pennsylvanicus (Gull Island Vole) · M. pennsylvanicus provectus (Block Island Meadow Vole) · M. pennsylvanicus shattucki (Penobscot Meadow Vole)
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Further Reading
- A faunal investigation of King Township, York County, Ontario / [Toronto: Royal Ontario Museum of Zoology], 1930. url p. 179.
- A faunal investigation of Long Point and vicinity, Norfolk County, Ontario / [Toronto: Royal Ontario Museum of Zoology], 1931. url p. 135.
- Annual report of the Regents / Albany: J.B. Lyon, State Printer, 1890-1903. url p. 106, p. 69.
- Biology of New World Microtus / edited by Robert H. Tamarin. [Stillwater, Okla.]: American Society of Mammalogists1985. url p. 372, p. 415, p. 419, p. 520, p. 69, p. 723, p. 771.
- Bulletin - New York State Museum. Albany: New York State Education Dept. url p. 106.
- Bulletin - United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.];1877-1971. url p. 213, p. 214, p. 405, p. 561, p. 583, p. 858.
- Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. 157 2001 Cambridge, Mass.: The Museum, 1863- url p. 114, p. 264, p. 513, p. 513.
- Fieldbook of Illinois mammals / Donald F. Hoffmeister, Carl O. Mohr. Urbana: Natural History Survey Division, 1957. url p. 175, p. 175.
- Fleas of eastern United States, by Irving Fox. .. Ames, Ia., The Iowa State College Press, 1940. url p. 36, p. 37, p. 68, p. 81, p. 83.
- Journal of mammalogy. Baltimore, Md.: American Society of Mammalogists url p. 37, p. 62.
- Key to the land mammals of northeastern North America, Albany, University of the State of New York, 1900. url .
- List of North American land mammals in the United States National Museum, 1911; by Gerrit S. Miller, jr. Washington, Govt. print. off., 1912. url p. 213, p. 214.
- Miscellaneous publication - University of Kansas, Museum of Natural History. 1961 Lawrence: University of Kansas, 1946-1996. url p. 20, p. 74.
- North American fauna. Washington: Fish and Wildlife Service; for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U. S. Govt. Print. Off. url , , p. 103, p. 106, p. 90.
- Occasional papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan. Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 1913- url p. 10.
- Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. Washington, Biological Society of Washington url p. 116, p. 127, p. 134, p. 174.
- Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. Washington, etc.: Entomological Society of Washington url p. 340, p. 61.
- Proceedings of the Onondaga Academy of Science / edited by the Publication Committee. Syracuse, N.Y.: Published by the Academy, 1903. url p. 118.
- Report of the State Entomologist of Connecticut for the year. .. New Haven, [1902- url p. 6.
- The Canadian field-naturalist. 45 1931 Ottawa, Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club. url hantzsch , edmonds , p. 115, p. 178, p. 194, p. 94, p. 98.
- The Natural history of the Toronto Region, Ontario, Canada / edited by J.H. Faull. -- Toronto: Canadian Institute, 1913. url p. 207.
- The natural history of the Toronto region, Ontario, Canada / edited by J.H. Faull. Toronto: Canadian Institute, 1913. url p. 207.
- The rodents of Iowa, by Dayton Stoner. .. Des Moines, Iowa Geological Survey, 1918. url p. 11, p. 81.
- University of Kansas publications, Museum of Natural History. 16 1964 Lawrence, University of Kansas. url p. 229, p. 233, fig. 2, page 377, p. 410, p. 411, p. 485, p. 56.
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed February 4, 2012.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed September 15, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2721394
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-202372
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13909558
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 202372
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 412484
Footnotes
- Mean = 296.710 meters (973.458 feet), Standard Deviation = 222.800 based on 1,239 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
